Author Question: Physiologic changes of pregnancy can mask the severity of battering because a. internal bleeding ... (Read 101 times)

Hungry! · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

Physiologic changes of pregnancy can mask the severity of battering because

a. internal bleeding due to trauma may go undetected
b. a woman's pain tolerance increases during pregnancy
c. assault to the abdomen rarely causes vaginal bleeding
d. increased plasma maintains the blood pressure at normal levels

Question 2

On vaginal examination of a 30-year-old woman, the nurse documents the following findings: profuse, thin, grayish white vaginal discharge with a fishy odor; complaint of pruritus.

On the basis of these findings, the nurse suspects that this woman has: a. Bacterial vaginosis (BV).
b. Candidiasis.
c. Trichomoniasis.
d. Gonorrhea.

poopface · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Because of the expanding abdomen with pregnancy, internal bleeding from trauma may be masked. Pain tolerance does not increase during pregnancy. However, women become more aware of body sensations during pregnancy. Assault to the abdomen can cause vaginal bleeding. While increased plasma maintains the blood pressure at normal levels, blood pressure decreases do not occur until approximately 40 percent of total blood volume is lost.

Answer to Question 2

A

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A Most women with BV complain of a characteristic fishy odor. The discharge usually is profuse, thin, and has a white, gray, or milky color. Some women also may have mild irritation or pruritus.
B The discharge associated with candidiasis is thick, white, and lumpy and resem-bles cottage cheese.
C Trichomoniasis may be asymptomatic, but women commonly have a characte-ristic yellowish to greenish, frothy, mucopurulent, copious, and malodorous discharge.
D Women with gonorrhea are often asymptomatic. They may have a purulent en-docervical discharge, but discharge usually is minimal or absent.